what culture do you identify with for irish americans identify as irish hispanic americans identify as cubanhatianpuerto ricanetc same with japanese nisei koreans etc people of all races identify with their roots a lot it forms a strong sense of identity somehow unlike most americans with a clear cultural heritage some second gen rd gen indians in america go out of their way to reject their roots this manifests in other ways as well it to happen far more in the past than it does today this led to the term